Jackie Gleason

ActorWriterComposerDirectorProduction Feb 26 (died age 71) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1941–2025 (84 year career)

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Biography

John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series o…

Known For

Film

The Hustler

Minnesota Fats

Film

Smokey and the Bandit

Sheriff Buford T. Justice

Film

John Candy: I Like Me

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Film

Smokey and the Bandit II

Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice

Film

The Toy

Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

Film

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Maish Rennick

Film

The Honeymooners

Ralph Kramden

Film

All Through the Night

Starchy

Filmography

Acting (70)

Movies (50)

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.9

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Pioneers of Primetime

2005

The Hustler: The Inside Story

2002

as Self (archive footage)

The Honeymooners Holiday Classics

2002

as Ralph Kramden

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Very Best of the Honeymooners

2000

as Ralph Kramden

1.0

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

5.0

A Bing Crosby Christmas

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters

1994

as Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul / Joe the Bartender / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth / Rudy the Repairman / Fenwick Babbit (archive footage)

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

1988

as Self (archive footage)

Nothing in Common

as Max Basner

Izzy & Moe

as Izzy Einstein

The Sting II

as Fargo Gondorff

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

1983

as Buford T. Justice

4.4

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

1983

as Ernest Johnson

2.7

The Toy

1982

as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

5.9

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

1981

as Self

6.0

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

as Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice

5.6

The Honeymooners Christmas Special

1978

as Ralph Kramden

7.0

The Honeymooners Specials: Valentine Special

1978

as Ralph Kramden

Smokey and the Bandit

1977

as Sheriff Buford T. Justice

7.0

Mr. Billion

1977

as John Cutler

5.5

The Honeymooners Specials: A Christmas Carol

1977

as Ralph Kramden

The Honeymooners Specials: Second Honeymoon

1976

as Ralph Kramden

Three for Two

1975

as Herb / Fred / Mike

2.3

How Do I Love Thee?

1970

as Stanley Waltz

3.3

Don't Drink the Water

1969

as Walter Hollander

5.0

How to Commit Marriage

as Oliver Poe

Skidoo

as Tough Tony Banks

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Papa's Delicate Condition

as Jack Griffith

Soldier in the Rain

as Maxwell Slaughter

Requiem for a Heavyweight

as Maish Rennick

Gigot

as Gigot

The Hustler

as Minnesota Fats

The Million Dollar Incident

1961

as Self

The Fabulous Fifties

as Self

The Desert Hawk

as Aladdin

Lady Gangster

as Wilson

All Through the Night

as Starchy

Orchestra Wives

as Ben Beck

Larceny, Inc.

as Hobart

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

as Hank

Escape from Crime

as Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)

5.2

Springtime in the Rockies

1942

as Commissioner (uncredited)

6.7

Navy Blues

1941

as 'Tubby' (as Jackie C. Gleason)

4.0

Steel Against the Sky

1941

as Cliff (uncredited)

5.0

Television (20)

The Captain and Tennille

1976

as Self - Guest

5.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

as Self

3.5

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

5.4

The Jackie Gleason Show

1966

as Self - Host

8.2

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

1962

as Himself

5.0

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self - Co-Host

5.4

You're in the Picture

1961

as Host

The David Susskind Show

as Self

Small World

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

The Honeymooners

as Ralph Kramden

The Red Skelton Show

as Reginald van Gleason III / cameo

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Jackie Gleason

The Life of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

Cavalcade of Stars

as Fenwick Babbitt

Studio One

as Jerry Giles

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (13)

Movies (10)

The Wool Cap

2004

Story

6.2

Izzy & Moe

1985

Original Music Composer

4.0

The Honeymooners Christmas Special

1978

Director

7.0

The Honeymooners Specials: Valentine Special

1978

Director

The Honeymooners Specials: Valentine Special

1978

Original Music Composer

The Honeymooners Specials: A Christmas Carol

1977

Director

The Honeymooners Specials: Second Honeymoon

1976

Director

Gigot

1962

Original Music Composer

7.5

Gigot

1962

Writer

7.5

The Million Dollar Incident

1961

Story

Television (3)

Miodowe lata

1998

Original Series Creator

6.9

The Honeymooners

1955

Production Supervisor

7.4

Stage Show

1954

Producer